This week's new movies and TV shows: 'Hot Pursuit', 3 questions with 'Jane the Virgin' star Brett Dier and more

May 04, 2015

From new series to memorable guest stars
and the film releases that will have you racing to the theatre,
Hello! Canada’s
weekly report on buzz-worthy movies and TV shows is your all-access guide to
the big and small screen. This week,
Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara accept
their membership into the ‘fabulous on-screen female duo club’ in
Hot Pursuit, Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton make the perfect pair in 5 Flights Up and Ben Affleck’s visit to the Toronto set of Suicide Squad causes a frenzy amongst
comic-book fans.

On the small screen, Canadian actor
Brett
Dier
spills secrets from the Jane the Virgin season finale, icons Jane Fonda
and Lily Tomlin
make their Netflix debut in Grace and Frankie while Scandal, The
Big Bang Theory
and more close up their seasons.

Don't forget to check back on Mondays to
stay up to date on must-see TV and noteworthy silver-screen news!

MOVIES

REESE AND SOFIA ARE RED HOT

Buddy comedies have been a staple in
television and film for decades, but the legendary boys' club is now old news
thanks to success of movies like
Thelma and Louise and recent hit The Heat
starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. Next up? Reese Witherspoon and
Sofia Vergara
are making their mark in their new film Hot Pursuit (in theatres
May 8). Reese plays an uptight police officer assigned to escort a drug lord’s
widow (Sofia) across the country. Naturally, things don’t go exactly as planned and the
two A-listers find themselves on a laugh-inducing adventure. The actresses, who
also produced the film, join a long list of female duos who captivated audiences
with their humour and humility. Here are five of our favourites!

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ALSO IN THEATRES

Bravetown: A troubled teen forced to move
in with his father in small-town America finds a new purpose, new love and a
new life with the help of an understanding therapist played by
Josh Duhamel.

Maggie: A dedicated father (Arnold
Schwarzenegger)
refuses to leave his daughter (Abigail Breslin) behind after
she turns into a zombie.

TV

Three Questions with.. BRETT DIER

“I don’t want to give it away, but I do
want to give it away … but I can’t give it away!” a conflicted Brett Dier, star
of the hit series
Jane the Virgin, told Hello! Canada during a recent chat. We
asked the Canadian actor to spill secrets from the upcoming season finale (May
12 on Shomi), and even though he did a pretty good job at keeping things “spoiler
free,” he nonetheless offered up a small teaser.
“People’s jaws will drop. The finale is going to leave
you with a lot of anxiety, I think,”
he said, adding, “There are like 10 twists in
the episode. It just keeps throwing stuff at you. It’s pretty incredible!”

And
what about Michael’s complicated relationship with Jane (Gina Rodriguez)?
You’ll see them get in a better spot,” shared Brett. “It’s still awkward, but
it’s not as awkward.” Here, the 25-year-old actor reflects on the success of the
show, inspirations and calling Hollywood home.

Congrats on receiving a Golden Globe
nomination in your show's freshman season! What was that night like for you?
First of all, Gina winning was absolutely
insane. [Leading lady Gina Rodriguez won Best Actress in a Comedy or
Musical]. I was sort of star-struck and in a daze the whole time because a lot
of my favourite actors were there. I spoke to Steve Carell for like 47 seconds!
He was so cool. And
Benedict Cumberbatch was there and Paul Rudd. I was just
talking to those guys – not longer than a minute though because I ran out of
things to say and I got nervous and ran off. I didn’t feel like I was really
there, mentally. I was just in a daze.

What actor inspired you when you were
younger?
Jim Carrey is the reason why I became an
actor. I haven’t met him yet! He hasn’t been at any of the things that we’ve
been to. I’m dying to meet him. It would be pretty cool if he guest starred on
the show. He could play my dad!

After landing the role on Jane, was it hard
leaving Vancouver to settle down in Los Angeles?
It was a big adjustment because I left my
parents. I’m really close with my parents, so it’s weird not having them here
right now. Plus, all my friends in Vancouver … it was hard leaving them. But my
girlfriend (actress Haley Lu Richardson,
Ravenswood) is here, so that’s what is
keeping me really happy and sane.

ONE TO WATCH

Old friends
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are
back together and are ready to make you laugh! More than three decades after
they showed their boss who really was boss in
Nine to Five, the legendary
actresses are reuniting in the new comedy series
Grace and Frankie (season one
streaming May 8, Netflix)
. Both characters are happily married until they
discover that their husbands are actually happily in love with each other.
Forced to deal with their new reality, Grace (Jane) and Frankie (Lily) develop an
unlikely friendship. The series also stars
Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston.

Revenge (season four finale May 10,
City/ABC): It was recently announced that the
Emily VanCamp-fronted series
won’t be back for a fifth season, so you’ll have to tune in to see if Amanda
Clark's revenge plot was worth it in the end.

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